I started experiencing a sharp stabbing pain whenever I would stand up. It was so intense that I almost fell to the floor. I would gasp and grab my belly with one hand, and whatever I could find for support with the other.
It’s awful! I have never actually been shanked but I imagine it feel a lot like this. It is always on the right side.
This caused some concern. I asked friends, family and co-workers. Everyone said “Oh it just the uterus stretching. It’s normal.”
My google searches for “I’m pregnant and I feel like I’m being stabbed” yielded nothing but porn sites.
Finally, another preggo at work mentioned something in passing about ligament pain. When I asked her to describe it, she described the same thing I was experiencing. Finally I had a name for it!
Upon further research, it turns out most woman experience this in the 2nd trimester. Few experience it in the first but it is not unheard of. Lots of people also confuse this with the same pain from appendicitis. Well, I don’t have an appendix anymore. So there goes that theory.
Borrowed from WEBMD:
Round ligament pain refers to a type of pelvic pain caused by stretching of the round ligaments. This occurs more commonly on the right side of the pelvis.
· Your uterus is normally the size of a pear. Thick ligaments, one of which is called the round ligament, hold your uterus in suspension within your abdomen. As the uterus grows in size and weight, these ligaments become very long and thin, stressing and tensing like rubber bands.
· The ligaments pull and tug on nearby nerve fibers and sensitive structures, causing pain. The severity of pain can worry you. Although round ligament pain is uncomfortable, it is also very normal.
o A ligament spasm, an involuntary contraction or cramp, usually triggers a sharp pain. These spasms are found more frequently on the right side than the left because of the normal tendency of the uterus to turn to the right.
o You might awaken at night with pain after having suddenly rolled over in your sleep.
o The pain may also be brought on by exercise.
i had horrible quick repetitive stabbing/spasm pain but it always felt in my most southern region. try having a conversation with someone when your vag all of a sudden feels like its doing karate kicks in cleats .
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